Buying Policy? The Effects of Lobbyists' Resources on Their Policy Success1

This study tests the common assumption that wealthier interest groups have an advantage in policymaking by considering the lobbyist's experience, connections, and lobbying intensity as well as the organization's resources. Combining newly gathered information about lobbyists' resource...

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Published in:Political research quarterly 2012-12, Vol.65 (4), p.908
Main Author: McKay, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health care policy
Interest groups
Legislators
Lobbying
Lobbyists
Political science
Politics
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Summary:This study tests the common assumption that wealthier interest groups have an advantage in policymaking by considering the lobbyist's experience, connections, and lobbying intensity as well as the organization's resources. Combining newly gathered information about lobbyists' resources and policy outcomes with the largest survey of lobbyists ever conducted, I find surprisingly little relationship between organizations' financial resources and their policy success-but greater money is linked to certain lobbying tactics and traits, and some of these are linked to greater policy success. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1065-9129
DOI:10.1177/1065912911424285